John Butler and Kim Churchill

I was lucky enough to see Australian singer John Butler live at Crossroads as part of the John Butler Trio. It was an excellent performance and John is an excellent performer. They performed the fun and funny song "Treat Yo Mama" and it was a lively, upbeat, fun performance. It was interesting to see a country twang sound come from Australians. But they also rocked hard and had more to offer than just that. I also loved that they had big band instruments in the mix and not just rock guitars, drums, and keyboards.
The audience found the whole show quite compelling and fun. Everyone clapped and moved around to the music. It was very cathartic in both the music and just the show itself. Something about it felt like just letting off steam and having fun with friends. We all loved the music but we also loved just having fun to the beat.
It was a great atmosphere to be a part of, and John Butler and his Trio helped facilitate this very well. I highly recommend John Butler or the John Butler trio as live entertainment for any concert. You should see him as soon as you can, he is an amazing performer.

Seth Lakeman usually has good warm-up acts. And Kim Churchill was the best. He's a one-man show. He plays the guitar, plays snare and bass drum with his left foot, tambourine with his right, harmonica round his neck and tinkly percussion bells with his right elbow. He also sings and has an effects peddle. He was so delighted to play at the Oxford Town Hall. Usually he plays in small pubs. His enthusiasm really came across. The intro to one of his songs - in memory of his grandfather - made me cry. He handled a broken guitar string with admirable poise. And he got a bit carried away with the effects pedal towards the end. But that was forgiveable.